This is sorta weird, the place is not really open but it's serving customers next door at the Omelet shop while finishing up construction work on the bar. You enter at the front door, they have a small bar and what looks like restaurant seating. Very nice waitress told me that they expect to have the bar side open in a couple of weeks. Food was good, prices were fair, waitress was nice! They were having bingo night, which is new to me, never been a bingo person... (Not once ever!) It was kind of weird but a little fun, it seemed like everybody knew everyone, older crowd joking around in the omelette, Shop restaurant bar place thing. have fun it'll be different read more

What on earth happened to this place? We were regulars for a long time, and have stuck with them through all of their changes over the last year or two, but our last visit will be our last for a while. New bartenders/staff every week or two, nobody can stick around. Bartenders drinking on shift, trying to memorize orders instead of using the handheld POS system - what arrived at the table was not what we ordered. My husband's refire on his wrong meal took 20 minutes to arrive, and was cold, as well as fried to a black crisp; when he asked about it at the bar (because the bartenders weren't on the floor), he was told "I don't know what happened. I'm a bartender, not a food runner." I don't think we'll be back any time soon. I miss the great staff they used to have. This used to be a favourite neighbourhood hole in the wall. read more

Big Ten Tavern - Southern breakfast burrito - Pizza Near Me - Cape Coral, Florida

I ordered online to have it delivered. Either someone is illiterate or they do not read the "notes" section. My sandwich arrived dry and crusty, I couldn't fix it because no one bothered to give me the sauce I requested on the side. Why isn't there an option for that? The only options available was "no sauce", so that's what I chose and specifically typed that I needed it in the side... no sauce. Item in garbage. Tots over salted, also in garbage. Thank you! read more

Big Ten Tavern - My order - Pizza Near Me - Cape Coral, Florida

I'm writing this because theres not a way to call & talk to the owner/manager, NICE....Everyone knows there's a new owner & not in a good way. I ordered online last night, got the email from TOAST at 830pm, we got there at 850pm, hub went into pu & told a bartender he had a pu order, she goes in the back & says oh we just got it, it'll be 15 minutes, we could of walked in & order & waited 15 minutes! Plus I had tipped on the online order, for what?? Never again. There was only 6 customers there & an abundance of employees doing nothing. The bartender lied & said "it just came across at 850". Just tell the truth & say everyone was goofing off & not doing their job. UNBELIEVABLE read more

Well fell onto this place by accident and happy to have done so. The is a local place with cold drinks and good food. The waitstaff is friendly, laid back and on the ball. We asked what their top 3 favorites were and went with the suggestion of wings, Stromboli and club sandwich. All three very different but each were great. The servings are huge. The Stromboli was huge and stuffed with meat and cheeses. So good. If we lived here we would be regulars! read more

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Great pizza, burger and fries. Enough screens to watch all your favorite sporting events. Service satisfactory. read more

Big Ten Tavern - Pizza Near Me - Cape Coral, Florida

Big 10 has been under renovations for over a year and it doesn't look like they are anywhere close to reopening. I have heard that they intend on renaming it Drifters Family Kitchen and Bar which seems a bit cheesy for a place that used to be our local watering hole just a few years back. The food was fairly decent then as they shared the same kitchen as The Omelette Shop. I'm willing to give it a try once they are up and running however, at the moment I am skeptical of this new family friendly branding being appealing for those seeking a fun bar scene in southwest Cape Coral read more

The food was very good! They pierogies were very good! The double decker sandwich was massive and the Philly cheesesteak for very tasty! The service was very off. The girl running the bar didn't seem to know the menu and was very air headed. I had to get her attention numerous times for basic things. She brought appetizers out with no plates. We ate them off napkins cause we couldn't get her attention to bring plates. read more

Not good place is shot out idk what happened but the food is terrible and the cheese and clearly out a can sorry not sorry

I'm here at tipoff to watch MSU vs Minnesota in the BIG TEN tournament. But the BIG 10 bar doesn't have the BIG TEN NETWORK!! that's just wrong! Change the name of your bar! Even their logo is almost the same as the Big Ten network yet this bar doesn't have it??? Ridiculous. read more

Big Ten Tavern - Pizza Near Me - Cape Coral, Florida

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Good news: you can talk to the person next to you and hear each other. Bad news: WTF happened here? Service = C-

Locally owned. Excellent food, drinks, and customer service. Everything we've tried has been delicious; large portions too. Lots of TVs for sports watching as well. Give them a try! read more

Big Ten Tavern - Mushroom Swiss burger and meat calzone; so good! Love their Bloody Mary's too! - Pizza Near Me - Cape Coral, Florida

What has happened to this place? Before, it was packed, good food, reasonably priced,. Not any more. Was there on Saturday night. Only 2 people in the bar. That's crazy compared to how it used to be. The TVs don't work and this is a sports bar? Cmon man. But at least there's plenty of parking. read more

The Omelet Shop/Big 10 Tavern 4703 SW 16 Place, Cape Coral Complaint Inspection on Feb. 28 Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public. 12 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed cook touching face, aprons and pants while engaging in food preparation. Educated cook on proper hand washing and not touching cloths or aprons while preparing food. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning** High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed raw chicken over raw ground beef in walk-in cooler. The manager moved the raw chicken to other side of walk-in cooler with other raw chicken. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning** High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed raw chicken (46F - Cold Holding); raw cod (48F - Cold Holding) in stand up reach-in cooler across from waffle maker. The manager is placing the raw chicken and raw cod on ice. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning** read more

Duuuuude this place is the TITS. Great food, great beer, the vibe is immaculate. We had the Cuban tots and holy shit, those things fuck. So beyond delicious. 10/10 please make your way to this bar. John was our server, and he was amazing. Definitely recommend!!! read more

Big Ten Tavern - Cuban Tots - Pizza Near Me - Cape Coral, Florida

I usually order take out and it's always fresh and good. Having a beer watching the games can get noisy, but it's fun. Pizza and burgers are good! Nachos too! read more

The new manager, Dillon, is very unprofessional and blows up, gets very angry with his customers. He does not know how to contain his anger. Major attitude and cusses out customers of 7 years. We have been through the thick and thin of Big 10 and have always recommended them. We will no longer after the way we were treated tonight. It's still shocking to me, the look he had in his eyes and the way he yelled at us for asking a question. You guys lost customers that come 3+ times a week, and we will definitely be letting our friends know. read more

Few things..the food is good. However, there is a blonde bartender who also is a waiter at the Omelet Shop next door. She is awful. She needs to go, she hates her job, fellow employees and you can actually hear her complain. Bring back daily specials! Take news off of tv read more

I had very high expectations for this place after looking at the menu and referral from a friend. The place is certainly a good place to watch a sporting event and have a drink. Our waiter, Jason, was also part owner. I was looking at the Yelp reviews to decide what to order. Jason promptly pointed out what I was doing and said the he didn't take much stocks in reviews. My recommendation. Read this one! Jason also said that people come for the service and not necessarily the food. Well you are half right, but food taste is important. I decided to order the Juicy Lucy to see how it measures up to a Midwestern version. After all the owners were from Chicago. Jason promptly told me that they make a "make shift" Lucy by placing cheese between two burgers because they could not afford a $20,000.00 Lucy press. When the Lucy arrived it was a slice of cheese between two burgers, sorry guys that is a cheese burger. If you can't make a legitimate one pick another burger, like a "hangover". That would be a great replacement. Enough rant on the Lucy. The oven fired pizza was AWESOME! My daughter and grandson order a small and shared a piece. Hand tossed was good but certainly not a thin crust nor a Chicago style. Others order the other type burger and reported good serving size. One last thing, refilling water glasses with a shaker? Jason and Jay you really need to read the reviews. You have a 4-5star potential here! read more

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Going there for 5 years- used to spend $1000-$1500 a WEEK there. Jason sold it - now we rarely spend a $100 a MONTH there. New owner fired all the old bartenders, they rarely have beers on tap (always out and "waiting for a keg"), ask for draft and they get a bottle from the fridge and pour it into a glass. Last 5 visits (that they had my draft choice) was more than 30 minutes for service. They USED to have the kitchen open till 1:30am for the service industry workers, now it closes at 9:30. They have elderly folk singers torturing patrons on live music night (Simon and Garfunkel / Jim Croce / Cat Stevens etc) when we USED to be able to just go and sit, enjoy drinks, and talk. Shameful how 90% of the old regulars have had to find someplace else to sit and enjoy, And to follow-up: I guess my review has been noticed by the "New Management" - New Year's Eve, there with family. Asked to leave and not come back. My money is good elsewhere. No worries...their loss. Your mileage may vary. DO not recommend. read more

Something happened to this place just not as good as it used to be. Also looks very dirty. Windows have tinting that's peeling too bad used to be a good place. read more

****UPDATE***** I went back to Big Ten this afternoon, hoping to speak to someone other than the shift manager from last night. Anthony, the GM it seemed, was very empathetic and seemed genuinely unhappy at the service I received. Based on this interaction, I have changed the review from 1 to 3 stars and give Big Ten another chance. We were Jason's 8th customer when Big 10 first opened. We often dine in and order carry out. This is (was) our go-to bar in the Cape. This experience was enough that we may never go back. Tonight we ordered via the Big 10 website. We immediately got a text reply stating our order would be ready in 21 minutes. When I arrived for pick-up, I got another text stating they were a little busy and the order would be ready in 10 more minutes. (31 minutes total) Completely acceptable for a burger and tots. When the 31 minutes were up, I asked the bartender to check on my order. She came back and said they couldn't find it. I showed her the texts from THEM showing the times. She went to the kitchen, came back, stating that the tots were ready, but they made a mistake and didn't cook the burger. She said that it would be done on the fly and ready soon. 15 more minutes elapsed. More than sufficient time to cook a burger on the fly. She came back out from the kitchen and apologized again, saying she is not sure what happened but the burger was never started. She was polite, I was polite...I asked to speak to the shift manager. 10 more minutes elapses before he comes out of the kitchen. He offers NO apology, just says that he doesn't know what happened, but he will have the burger cooked now and will remove it from our bill. That we prepaid online. I asked about the other meal, worried that the tots had now been sitting for 30 minutes. He stated " what, you want those recooked too?" I said that it would seem the right thing to do. He turned his back on me and walked away. The bartender apologized again, seemingly embarrassed by the "managers" behavior. 7 more minutes and he came back out with the food. "Here, it is all fresh now" and started to walk away again. Still, not a word of apology. I should have been concerned when I didn't recognize a single employee. This used to be "the" locals bar. The raw bacon from the re-re-re fired burger says it all. What a shame. read more

Big Ten Tavern - Really RAW bacon - Pizza Near Me - Cape Coral, Florida

So the food is incredible. The service from whatever girl was there with a sash on was amazing. I think she said her name was sam? She was running almost the whole bar alone. Unfortunately the other girl she was working with was being really short, negative and ultimately unpleasant. She also kept saying a lot of negative things about the other bartender. Also, there was a woman cleaning the bathrooms around 830 and she kept GLARING at everyone. Everyone around us said she typically does this but she actually made me super uncomfortable because she looked so aggressive. Im not sure but its not normal behavior. Food was great, part of the service was great. The rest was uncomfortable. read more

Not what it used to be. They talked about renovating at one point but that never seemed to materialize. Only thing that happened was prices went up and attendance went down. Used to have the most loyal customers. read more

We are in Cape Coral for 10 Days and rented a house Up the street frI'm big 10. We were surprised as the quality of food and the quality of the customer service. We for the Greek nachos ( a must) and a pizza. Both were delicious! Will Go back again before we leave! I think the locals are keeping this place secret! If you are in the area don't Is out! Whether you want pizza or a burger they have you covered! read more

Love this place! Relaxed atmosphere, free bingo, Chris is awesome! Will be back. Oh, and after 10 $5 appetizers... can't go wrong. read more

Was there previously with prior owners and loved the place. Went there this afternoon and things have obviously changed and not for the better. Planned on having cocktails and something to eat. Took forever just to get a drink. They started to make our drinks and got distracted and forgot what they were doing. We had to flag someone else down behind the bar to come over and finish them. After quite a wait, we finally all got our drinks. In looking around, the place looked like it needed a good cleaning. We finished our drinks and left. Too bad, this place used to be a great place. read more

I used to come to this establishment at least 3-4 times a week because their food used to be excellent, along with the old staff. Unfortunately, since the new owners came and cleaned out the old staff they have a very big problem with staffing this place. The help they do have is just sub-par. The blonde bartender, waiter, etc is always chit chatting (long conversations) and ignoring half of the bar clientele. This place has went waaaaay downhill. The new owner obviously doesn't give a crap about this place. They delivered my food to someone else, the customer touched my plate and then told the guy that he didn't order any food. I ordered tots and it came out with fries. My sandwich then went back in the kitchen and switched out the fries and I get the same sandwich and the same plate that the other customer touched back. Grossed out. read more

The beer is the coldest in the Cape and the glasses are chilled. Perfect on a hot summer day. They have daily specials or sandwiches and pizza on the menu. Jason (the owner) is always here to welcome the customers and send special texts to all his VIP's. read more

Never again. My mom and I were just looking for a simple fish and chips dinner. This place is super close to our house so we thought, why not? Well we walked in and nobody said a word. They sure glanced at us a lot but no interaction. It took my mom having to walk all the way around to the bar and the music was so loud you practically had to shout. So a bartender finally told her he would bring the menus and someone else would take our order. So he brought the menus and drinks and told us that someone would be right out. We waited at least 30 minutes and finally just left. Not worth all that. And it's a shame because we have had nothing but good service at the omelet shop next door. read more

Gross gross and more gross. Besides being dirty (and please do not look at the moldy ceiling tiles) the food was soggy and flavorless. Can't mess up a bottled beer, but my husband's tonic was flatter than a blown tire. Their attempt at revamping the place has failed miserably. read more

If I could give this place, zero stars, I would. On Apple Maps it says they are open till 2 AM so I tried to call at 12:30 and instead of nobody answering or them answering and telling me they're closed. The guy on the phone just decided to cuss at me after I said oh I'm sorry I didn't know you were close It said you're open. The conversation went a little like this. "Hello can I make a call ahead order?" "I don't know what the hell you just said" "Can I place an order?" "We're closed" "oh I'm sorry I didn't know" "we'll i sure f***in aint" then proceeded to hang up on me. Ofcourse I decided to tell my friend sitting right next to me how obnoxiously rude this guy was for no reason. So he decided to call and try to make an order as well. I don't know what was said in the conversation but I do know that my friend said the guy cussed at him aswell. read more

Favorite bar in town! Quiet side of town away from downtown Cape Coral like most people go to. Great bartenders and owner! Great food and great atmosphere. Taking a minute to update anyone reading... Seems most people don't understand Big10. This is a sports bar, there are no servers or waiters. There are several Bartenders working depending on time and day of the week. They specialize (in my opinion) in customers looking for great drinks, great atmosphere, and bar style food. This is not Lobster Lady, Rum Runners, or any other fancy cuisine you can think of. You come here to interact with the bartenders, other patrons, and your group. If you don't like the atmosphere they have, then oh well, doesn't mean they deserve 1-2 stars and a negative review. Simply describe the place and move on. A lot of us who live in Cape Coral, and not just visiting, throughly enjoy this place. Hope this review better helps people who are thinking of stopping by. read more

Big Ten Tavern - Front of Big10 Tavern - Pizza Near Me - Cape Coral, Florida

This place has great food and such potential to be one of my regular visits but after my 3rd try unfortunately it will be my last due to the service of the staff. We had a server named Steve 2 times and molasses moves quicker than him. We watched people walk in and walk out bc they didn't get greeted. People going up to the bar to get service/checks/drinks. And btw it was not busy! Sucks bc the food is great but the staff are not good at their job. Maybe they should be beach badge checkers and not bartenders/servers. Consistently watch them go to a table and do one thing at a time, leave dirty dishes, ignore people completely. Just not a good way to run a business. We watched as a group of 4 paid their tabs (had to get up and go to the bar 3 times to get the checks) and didn't even receive a "thank you" let alone a "we hope to have you back soon" Staff and service trump the food quality. Sorry. read more

Last Wednesday I ordered Lamb Gyros pita Omg it was the best gyros that I ever eat I'll go there again. I suggest anyone to order food from there read more

This is a local dive bar. It has decent food and pretty good specials but the service has been lacking every single time we've gone, and that is why only 2 stars. Bartenders are incredibly rude and there seems to be mainly an AARP aged crowd that frequents it. Also, there is no ambience and the outside seating consists of a handful of tables with a railing separating you from the parking lot. I would say if you want a quick bite to eat, give it a try (I'd recommend the cheeseburger) but there's nothing quick about the service unfortunately. read more

Big Ten Tavern - Cheeseburger with tots...very good! - Pizza Near Me - Cape Coral, Florida

I have now been here several times and love it. Wife and I have yet to have a bad meal, plenty of friendly staff, and great atmosphere. Has become my go to since moving here. Shot special is killer read more

This is one of the best kept secrets in Cape Coral for fun and food. They have the best triple BLT, ribs and pizza around. Staff are friendly and the owner will make it right if by chance you're not completely satisfied. Lots of fun for trivia night on Thursdays. The wait staff all pitch in together to ensure your never without perfect service. Specials every night of the week. Give it a try you won't be disappointed. Update; Service continues to be pretty good. I've ordered the salad with chicken and it was very tasty but the last time I went there 2/1/18 I had the philly steak sandwich. Not at all impressed with it. They put hamburger meat mixed with a minuscule amount of steak on my philly steak sandwich, say what??? Yep hamburger which is a first for me. As I was leaving, I saw they were getting a huge delivery at 8:00 PM. I think they may have been running out of certain foods and that's why I had hamburger mixed in with a very very small amount of steak. Still like the place but I won't order that sandwich again. I do need to say the bread they used for that sandwich was really good but again lacked in quality of meat. read more

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We've been here many times and it never disappoints. The best nights are Tuesdays and Saturdays, Imo. Tuesdays is Taco Tuesdays and these guys have THE best tacos of anywhere we've been. Even better than the local Mexican joints. They offer prime rib on Saturdays. Yeah, they're a sports bar, but their prime rib is top notch. Includes a fresh salad (house or Caesar) and a baked potato. Seriously excellent. And the price cannot be beat. Aside from the excellent food and the many TVs, the staff is superb. We met one of the managers this time, and she was precisely what a manager should be. She aimed to please, she was friendly, and her finger was on the pulse of what was happening. Really great. Check these guys out. You'll be glad you did. We will be back... again and again. read more

What a difference a little over a year and a new owner makes. We use to go to this place 3/4 times a week. No more. Decided to go to dinner there tonight. The bartender acted as though she was doing us a favor by taking our order. Then when our food came out she never asked if we needed anything or how our meal was. Instead she stood at the end of the bar having personal conversations with some other employees. Service is terrible!!! They use to have the best staff, not anymore. It is a shame!!! read more